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2022-02-18-accounts

8ORP reference
Summary
ofthe purposes of
Para 1.17 Toestablish
and maintain
facilities for
the charity as set out in its those residing
in the Latin Patriarchate
governing
document
ofJerusalem
who are in need by reason
oftheir age, ill health orfinancial
hardship.
We maintain
a Christian
ethos
but we have no restrictions as to who
we serve.
Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
Para 1.17and
1.18
We are a capital project and have not yet
commenced
delivering
our services
purposes
for the public
which
initially
will include facilities to
benefit,
in particular,
the improve social welfare and very basic
activities, projects or palliative care.
services identified
in
the
accounts.
Statement
confirming
Para 1.18 All Trustees have been provided
with a
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
copy ofthe Commission's
guidance
'The Essential Trustee' and as a
issued by the Charity consequence
they are all aware ofthe
Commission
on public
importance
and relevance of public
benefit benefit.
ou ma
c
ho ose to include fu
rther statements
where relevant about:
SORP reference
As mentioned above we are at present a
Para 1.38 capital project but despite that we do
Policy on grant making occasionally give small grants (up to
85,000)for specific needs e.g. COVID-
19.This policy may cease when we have
o ened.
It is our intention to develop what we
Para 1.38 offer initially into a more ofa hospice.
Policy on social investment Progress
will
depend on funds received.
including program related
investment
COVID-19has had a very negative effect
Para 1.38 on fundraising and we are seeing no
Contribution made by signs ofthis improving
at present.
volunteers

SORP reference
Apart from the small amounts we have
donated in the light ofCOVID-19 for the
Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,
Para 1.20 relief ofpoor families going hungry
there have been no benefibr to society
as a whole.
identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to
the circumstances
ofits
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
You ma
choose to include fu
rther statemen ts
where relevant
about
We now have premises
available to us
Achievements
against
objectives set
Para 1.41 and we are reasonably
confident that we
will open and offering a basic service
later this year.
On 9e May 5ofour
Trustees are going to Bethlehem to
interview possible staff as a prelude to
o enin .
Please see 1.38and 1.20above. We
Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41 anticipate that our ability to raise funds
will improve when we can announce
that
we are open.
Whilst our savings
have increased
Investment
performance
against objectives
Para 1.41 slightly our income has remained
well
below target for reasons stated above
and low interest rates.
Other

Financial Review Review
Review of the charity's Para 1.21 With the funds we now have and due to
financial
position at
ofthe period
the end the low cost ofthe premises
we have
secured we have sufficient funds to
o
nandremaino
enfor2
ears.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Our savings are all held with banks who
policy for holding reserves benefit from the Governmen's
FSGS.
statin
wh
the
are
held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 R300000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details offund materially in Para 1.24 NIA
deficit
Explanation ofany Para 1.23 We have a risk register and we continue
uncertainties
about the
to do what we can to minimise these.
charity continuing
asa going
concern
Additional information (optional)
You ma
choose to include
further statements where relevant about
Regular payments
and donations
from
supporters
and individual
initiatives
and
The charity'6
principal
events.
We also receive donations
from
sources of funds (including Para 1.47 parishes
ofthe Catholic Church.
any fundraising)
See previous comments
Investment
objectives
policy and
including
any
Para 1.46
social investment
policy
adopted
We are operating
in Palestine which
is
not astable part ofthe world where it is
A description
ofthe
principal Para 1.46 difficult and very time consuming to
risks facing the charity make progress.
We can't change
this.
Any drop In income is difficult to
compensate
for but we simply have
to
do what we can to compensate
for this.
We are a Catholic charity
in what is
mainly asecular society and this
certainly
makes fundraising
more
difficult.
Other

Description Description ofcharity's NIA
trusts:
Type of governing
document
Trust Deed (INodel Trust Deed GD2
November 2013)and Supplemental Deed
dated 26June 2018.
How is the charity Para 1.25 Trust
constituted?
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Existing Trustees make
including details of any recommendations
which are discussed
constitutional provisions e.g. at meetings
in the light ofour needs
for
election to post or name of particular talents and the suitability of
any person or body entitled particular candidates.
This is followed
to appoint one or more by the candidate
attending
a meeting of
trustees Trustees and avote follows.
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant
about
Following their acceptance they are
provided
with the following:
Policies
adopted
and
for
procedures
the induction
Para 1.51 1) A copy ofour Trust deeds.
2) A copy ofour latest accounts
and
and training oftrustees Trustees'
Report.
3) A copy of 'The Essential Trustee'.
And they are required to sign the
following:
1) The Charity Commission's
Trustee Declaration.
2)
HNIRC's Declaration
re 'Fit and
Pro er Persons'.
We have registered
the charity
In
Scotland and we have a 'sister' charity
The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
Para 1.51 which is aseparate entity
In Ireland
whose sole purpose
it isto raise funds
network with which the for us. We also have a Steering Group
charity works in Bethlehem to help set up and then
manage the operation once we are open.
Its members
comprise ofa member
of
AHDAF (a Palestinian
charity), a dean of
Bethlehem
University,
a Franciscan
Priest who is the Parish Priest of
Bethlehem
and Trustees from the UK.
NIA
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other

Funds held as custodian Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers
Description
ofthe assets
NONE
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe NONE
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements for NONE
safe custody and
segregation
ofsuch assets
from the charity's
own
assets

Names and addresses
ofa
dvisers (Option
Type of Name Address
adviser
NONE

Signed on behalf ofthe charity's trustees
Signatur
Full nam
s
Joseph McNally 5'n i &i-i
Position (eg Secretary, Chairman
Chair, etc)
Date l
W tjc 'f
202-2.